Initial finger-ring.



Patented May 20, |902.

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OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

INITIAL FINGER-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,637, dated May 20,1902.

Application filed March 15, 1902. Serial No. 981364. (No model.)

To all whom, it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK G. FREY, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in InitialFinger-Rings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification.

My invention relates to a finger-ring in which initials may be removablyand interchangeably applied; and the invention consists in features ofnovelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is a perspective view of a ring constructed in accordance withmy invention. Fig. II is an enlarged cross-sectional View of the head ofthe ring with the initial to be applied thereto shown in position forinsertion into the head. Fig. III is a similar View to Fig. II, showingthe initial seated in the head of the ring. Fig. IV is a cross-sectionalView showing the inside of the head of the ring. Fig. V is an enlargeddetail perspective View of an initial and the hinged retaining-armscarried thereby.

l designates the ring having ahead 2, provided with an initial-receivingcavity 3. In the head of the ring are two apertures 4:, that areseparated by a central web 5.

6 designates the initial, which is adapted to seat in the cavityorlcountersunk portion of the ring-head. On the under side of theinitial are ears 7, that receive the pivotal connection of hinged arms Sand ll. The hinged arm 8 is of a reduced thickness from a shoulder 9 onits inside face to its free end and carries a stud 10, that projectsfrom the inside face thereof. The arm Il is of reduced thickness from ashoulder 12 on its outside face to its free end and is provided with anorifice 13, that is adapted to receive the stud l() on the arm 8. Whenthe two arms are folded together, as seen in Figs. III and IV, so thatthe said arms are interlocked with each other in the under side of thehead of the ring, they serve to retain the initial to which they areattached when the ring is worn upon the finger.

The head of thering is preferably undercut, as seen in Figs. II and III,in order that the hinged orv retaining arms will lie flush with theinside face of the ring-head when in interlocked position.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination with a finger-ring providedwith apertures, of an initial and hinged arms carried by said initialadapted for introduction through said apertures to interlock with eachother beneath the head of the ring, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a finger-ring, provided with apertures, of aninitial, arms hinged to said initial adapted for introduction throughsaid apertures, one of said arms being provided with an orifice and astud carried by the other arm adapted to enter said orifice to holdsaidarms in interlocked position when folded together Within the ring,substantially as described.

3. The combination with a finger-ring having a countersunk and undercuthead provided With apertures, of an initial, and hinged arms carried bysaid initials, one of said arms being provided with an orifice and astud carried by the other of said arms adapted for introduction intosaid oriice when the arms are in folded condition Within the head of thering, substantially as described.

FREDERICK G. FREY,-JR. In presence of- E. S. KNIGHT, M. P. SMITH.

